[Gsc-anno] @MIT...[FitLAB Pilates, Community Fellow Openings, Volleyball, Gradshare, Dance Camp, MIT $100K]

[Chuck Gammal]

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Message brought to you by the:  MIT Graduate Student Council

Send your ideas to:  changemit at mit.edu

Visit us at:  gsc.mit.edu

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Submission deadline:  Sunday @ 5 PM to gsc-secretary at mit.edu

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Highlights:

	1.  FitLAB Pilates Offers MIT Discounts

        2.  Graduate Community Fellow Openings

	3.  Women's Club Volleyball

	4.  GradShare - online community of graduate students

	5.  GSC Educational Outreach: Female Mentorship

	6.  Grad Student Wellness Programs

	7.  Dance Camp

	8.  MIT Graduate Student Dental Plan - Open Enrollment

	9.  Join the Organizing Team for the MIT $100K!

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What:     FitLAB Pilates Offers MIT Discounts
When:     Now through 9/30/09
Where:    705 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
Contact:  info at fitlabpilates.com  

FitLAB Pilates is a new Pilates and fitness studio in Cambridge, 
located along the routes of the #69 bus and the MIT Saferide Cambridge 
East Shuttle. 

We offer Pilates mat and equipment training, as well as fun fitness 
and dance classes like BOSU Bootcamp, Latin Groove, and Cardio Funk. 

MIT students, faculty, staff, and their spouses can take $20 off 
the price of any Pilates equipment package now through 9/30.

We also have special drop-in pricing for students. 

See our website, www.fitlabpilates.com, email us, or call 
(617) 401-7907 for more info.
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What:     Graduate Community Fellow Openings
Where:    http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/gcfellows.html
Contact:  Heather Fry

The Office of the Dean for Graduate Education has several 
openings for Graduate Community Fellows for the 2009-10 academic year.

Graduate Community Fellows are a cadre of graduate students who 
work on projects and assignments that enhance MIT graduate community 
in unique ways. 

Fellows receive partial stipend support for the length of 
their appointment period.  Please see our web site for possible 
assignments and an application form:  

http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/gcfellows.html
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What:     Women's Club Volleyball
When:     Sundays at 4pm and Wednesdays at 7:30pm
Where:    Rockwell Gym in the Z-Center
Contact:  wvc-officers at mit.edu 

Come play volleyball with the Women's Club Team.

We have teams at all skill levels, so everyone is welcome!

Official tryouts for the teams start on Wed. 9/9 at 7pm.

Learn more at http://web.mit.edu/chickvb/
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What:     September BioMatrix Members' Dinner

When:     Monday, September 14; 6:00 - 8:00pm

Where:    MIT Stata Center 4th Floor R & D Commons

Contact:  biomatrix at mit.edu

Prof. Richard Mitchell hosts "My Path with Emory N. Brown".

Brown is a pioneer in the field of neural signal processing.

Please join us for a dinner and question/answer session.

RSVP to biomatrix at mit.edu by September 11.
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What:     GSC Educational Outreach: Female Mentorship
When:     Thursday, Sept 10, 5pm
Where:    50-220
Contact:  gsc-edout at mit.edu

Enjoy teaching and want to be a mentor for female students?
Make science fun and explore hands-on engineering with girls in 
K-7th grade from local schools in Cambridge. 

Either volunteer 2 hours/week in the afternoon or
take turns teaching in a group of MIT graduate students.

Find out more at the info session about the collaboration of the 
Graduate Student Council (gsc) Eudcational Outreach Subcommittee
with Science Club for Girls.

Please RSVP to gsc-edout at mit.edu
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What:     Grad Student Wellness Programs
When:     Fall 2009
Where:    MIT Medical
Contact:  healthed at med.mit.edu 
 
Take advantage of free or cheap wellness resources.  

Overview of grad wellness resources:
http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/docman/doc_download/196-gradwellnessflyer809

Free Healthy Living workshop series:
http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/article/healthy-living-090901.html

Discounted yoga, pilates, and mindfulness meditation:
http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/classes/class_list.html
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What:     Dance Camp: a Ballroom crash-course for complete beginners!
When:     Tuesday and Thursday 7:30-9:30 p.m., Saturday noon-6:00 p.m.
Where:    Morss Hall, Bldg 50; 3rd floor atrium, Bldg 46; Lobby 13
Contact:  mitbdt-publicity at mit.edu

A series of FREE professionally-taught beginner ballroom lessons 

Performances given by the MIT Ballroom Dance Team after each lesson

A mock competition will be held after the Saturday afternoon lessons

No partner or previous dance experience is needed

See http://ballroom.mit.edu/ for more information and schedule details
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What:     MIT Graduate Student Dental Plan - Open Enrollment
When:     Enroll by Sept. 15th
Where:    http://graddental.mit.edu
Contact:  graddental at mit.edu  

Need dental insurance?  

The open enrollment period for the MIT Graduate 

Student Dental Plan is happening now!  

Go to http://graddental.mit.edu 
for more details and to enroll.  

The deadline to enroll for coverage this 
year is September 15th. 
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What:  Join the Organizing Team for the MIT $100K!
Contact:  Kelsey McCarty, kmccarty at mit.edu

Attend one of our information sessions for the MIT $100K to 
learn how you can get involved.

Thursday, September 10
12-1pm, E51-345

Monday, September 14
6-7pm, 4-237

Visit www.mit100k.org for more information or email 
Kelsey McCarty at kmccarty at mit.edu
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